A copy of John Harris, Grisiau Cerdd Arwest: sef cyfarwyddiadau eglur a hyrwydd at ddysgu peroriaeth (2nd ed., Abertawy, 1825), bound with a substantial manuscript tune book, second quarter of the nineteenth century, containing hymn-tunes and anthems with Welsh titles, some written in the bardic alphabet.
Tune book,
This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
- Reference
- GB 210 Cwrtmawr Music MS 40 [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls006070055
- Dates of Creation
- [1825x1847] /
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- Musical notation, Welsh.
- Physical Description
- 106 ff. (paginated 1-20, and foliated 1-89) ; 140 x 215 mm. Full leather with gold fillet incorporating the letters 'JOHN' on top edge of front cover, blind tooling and fillets on spine.
- Location
- DE/SOUTH SA/OPEN SHELVESARCH/MSS (GB0210)
Scope and Content
Access Information
Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only. Readers are directed to use surrogate copies.
Note
Title based on contents.
Preferred citation: Cwrtmawr Music MS 40 [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
Alternative Form Available
Available on microfilm at the Library.
Conditions Governing Use
Usual copyright laws apply.
Custodial History
'Thomas John's Book January 9/47' (f. iii verso), possibly of ?W.N. Thomas, Carmarthen, written in pencil in a late nineteenth-century hand (f. iii).
Additional Information
Published